Ji Hao stared fervently at the jade slip in his hand. This jade slip was not merely a cultivation technique, but resources as well. The Second Primordial Spirit secret technique from Ji Ning's world required a vast amount of resources to support it, and this jade slip contained every resource needed—a foolproof package.
This One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones Technique might not create the greatest number of avatars, but it had the highest potential. It could split into three Second Primordial Spirit avatars, no different from the True Form, and it also contained the transformations of the three qís of Profound, Origin, and Beginning, with boundless mysteries within.
"The transformations of the Profound, Origin, and Beginning qís truly contain endless mysteries. I can't fully comprehend them!"
Ji Hao awoke from his contemplation of the One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones Technique and said,
"One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones still requires vessels, but that isn't a drawback."
"Perhaps it'll be even more interesting!"
Ji Hao thought of the Azure Emperor's Heart in the Azure Emperor's Tomb.
"That might be the most suitable vessel, and its potential could even surpass this Main Body of mine."
"If I combine it with 'Beginning' and trace the Azure Emperor's Heart back to its earliest state, it would no longer be the Azure Emperor's Son, but an Immortality Elixir taking form, comparable to the Azure Emperor himself."
"With such talent, it would be enough to stand at the very peak of the universe. And once the three Divine Souls gather, the speed of comprehending the Dao will be extraordinary as well."
Ji Hao seriously counted on his fingers. "Including my Main Body, it'll be equivalent to four of me cultivating at once. Two hundred years can be used as eight hundred years."
"Eight hundred years from now, it wouldn't be excessive for me to slap down a Supreme Being with every palm, right?" he fantasized.
"Thinking about it this way, isn't this Golden Finger a little too overpowered?"
"But I like it!" Thinking of the bewildered expressions on those Supreme Beings' faces when the Road to Immortality opened in the future, Ji Hao grinned wickedly.
"Then the vessels I find for the remaining two Divine Souls can't be weak either."
"The only things comparable to an Immortality Elixir taking form are the Innate Sacred Body Dao Embryo, the Chaotic Body, Immortal Spirit Descendants, and Immortal Artifacts whose Artifact Spirits take form."
"It seems all of those can be found in the Big Dipper!"
Ji Hao thought of Wu Shi Blood Essence at the Yaochi Old Site, the Five-Colored Blood that seemed to remain on the Undying Man's Skin of the Celestial Emperor—or perhaps in the Immortal Burial Ground—and the Divine Child hidden in the Ji Family Stone Workshop.
"Perhaps Ruthless's corpse in the Chaotic Dragon's Nest could work too. I remember she had several Chaotic Body corpses."
"But if Ruthless notices that I'm using her corpse for something strange, she'll probably slap me to death in one hit!"
Thinking of this, Ji Hao shook his head fearfully. Unlike Wu Shi and Wan Qing, one was asleep while the other had traveled far to the Strange World. Taking some of their blood essence would not be a major problem.
But Ruthless was different. Though he was muddleheaded most of the time, there was no guarantee he would not awaken when Ji Hao took the Chaos Essence Blood. If he sent a slap over from the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone, that would be no fun.
"In that case, two of the three Divine Souls are already decided. As for the remaining one, I'll see how things go. This project can't be completed in a day or two." Ji Hao carefully put away the jade slip.
This was the first time he had fished up something that was so helpful to him.
"This is what a Golden Finger should be like. While my luck is good, let's do it again!" Ji Hao said as he stroked the Fishing Rod.
This time, he set his sights on the Quasi-Immortal Emperor Dao Seed that radiated seven-colored halos.
"I hope something good comes out this time. A weapon would be best. Fair exchange and all that—without a Quasi-Immortal Emperor Artifact at my side, I never feel entirely safe!" Ji Hao said, rubbing his hands together.
Ji Hao cast the Fishing Hook out once again, sending it into the Chaos Sea.
The Fishing Hook swayed as it arrived in an immensely vast universe. Just how vast was it?
It would take the combined might of the nine Chaos Universes on Ji Ning's side to rival it. It was divided into three layers: the uppermost was filled with Immortal Qi, the middle was utterly ordinary, and the lowest was filled with corruption and destruction. Beyond the Three Realms, countless universes were being born and dying, together forming the Heavens and Myriad Realms.
Outside it, several existences no less massive than this world were also slumbering.
The Fishing Hook did not awaken those slumbering Other Shores. It silently arrived in The Sage Who Transcended Samsara.
No, it could not exactly be called silent, because someone discovered it the instant it entered.
Beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens, spirit herbs and exotic flowers grew everywhere, while Immortal Birds and Auspicious Beasts wandered at ease. An air of Daode and tranquility drifted gently through the surroundings.
At the center of the Immortal Realm stood an utterly ordinary palace. Three characters that could not be recognized, yet whose meaning could be understood, were written upon it:
"Tusita Palace!"
An elderly Daoist in robes sat cross-legged with his eyes closed before the Eight Trigrams Furnace, seemingly eternal and unchanging.
Around this Daoist, there seemed to be countless universes and layered Heavens. The Great Dao developed from creation, passed through prosperity, and then moved toward Ending.
From nothing came something, and from something came nothing.
Daoist Celestial Worthy, the foundation of existence!
Daoist Celestial Worthy sensed the Fishing Rod's arrival but paid it no mind, governing through nonaction and letting nature take its course.
Only when he sensed the seven-colored Dao Seed merge into the Heavens and Myriad Realms, causing the power of the Epoch cycle to grow stronger, did a trace of surprise appear on his face.
Still, he did not interfere. After all, if the power of the Epoch cycle grew stronger, they would be able to achieve Transcendence more easily.
Thus, he did not stop it. Instead, with a sweep of his whisk, he gathered the two streams of light drifting through the Heavens and Myriad Realms and sent them onto the Fishing Hook.
What the Fishing Hook had brought strengthened the power of the Epoch cycle, benefiting them. That was the cause, and his gift in return was the effect.
Very soon, Ji Hao reeled in the Fishing Rod again. The moment he saw the two fragment-like objects, his heart sank.
He tremblingly opened the descriptions of the two fragments, and then his laughter echoed throughout the Fishing Space.
The information nearly blinded Ji Hao's Martial Dao Heavenly Eyes.
Haotian Mirror Fragment: The Other Shore Supreme Treasure of the ancient Haotian Shangdi. It shattered alongside the Eastern Emperor Bell during the great battle with Eastern Emperor Taiyi for the position of Heavenly Emperor. It possesses the essence of the Other Shore, contains the Dao of Space, can connect the myriad worlds, and represents the pinnacle of the Space Grand Dao. Eastern Emperor Bell Fragment: The Other Shore Supreme Treasure of the ancient Eastern Emperor Taiyi. It shattered alongside the Haotian Mirror during the battle with Haotian Shangdi for the position of Heavenly Emperor. It possesses the essence of the Other Shore and is the strongest Supreme Treasure on the Dao of Time. Mysterious and unfathomable, it can manipulate the passage of time and rewind time.
Ji Hao could not stop the corners of his mouth from rising. Two Other Shore-level weapons—even if only fragments remained, the Dao Principles and everything else within them were incomparably precious.
Simply holding them in his palm, Ji Hao seemed to see the reflections of the Time Grand Dao and the Space Grand Dao, as though the mysteries of both Great Daos had been laid bare before him.
"They're truly beautiful!" Ji Hao exclaimed in admiration.
The Haotian Mirror Fragment was only a small piece, yet it seemed to be made of countless mirror shards. It emitted Five-Colored Halos, and every time he looked at a shard, it felt as though he were viewing the world from a different angle.
In an instant, he fell into enlightenment, and the Emperor Blood within him resonated in response.